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Christine Hartweg

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All about the life & times of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth I's favourite! Author of books on his wife and his dad. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷

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Happy #publicationday to me! #KindleUnlimited #Tudors #amreading amazon.co.uk/s/ref=la_B01BKH… amazon.com/s/ref=la_B01BKHDK…
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"A good discussion of the centuries old mystery." #Tudors #nonfiction #weekendreads amazon.co.uk/dp/B075CPFYR1 amazon.com/dp/B075CPFYR1
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For the last few years John Dudley had balanced successfully on a tightrope between the two great powers ... #Tudors allthingsrobertdudley.wordpr…
Andrew Dudley Meets the Emperor

Andrew Dudley Meets the Emperor

On 28 December 1552 the Duke of Northumberland imparted his latest thoughts on English diplomacy to his right hand man, Sir William Cecil. King Edward had just okayed the council’s suggestion…

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Cameron Maclean@CMaclean96Oct 31
Charles I is depicted in armour and wearing a ruff on this silver medal that was made in 1630. It was designed by Nicholas Briot, who was one of the most gifted numismatic engravers active in the British Isles. This medal is from the Hunterian collection.
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Podcast Update ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20365
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The ‘Hunterston Brooch’ which was probably produced in Ireland or the West of Scotland in around 700 AD. It was found near Hunterston in North Ayrshire during the 1830s. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday
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The 9th century Saxon font from St. Mary’s Priory Church at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire. Remarkably, the font was discarded in 1653 and rediscovered on a local farm in 1843 where it was being used as a drinking trough for livestock. 📸 My own. #FontsOnFriday #Deerhurst
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Mary Queen of Scots’ crowned 'MR' monogram appears on this gold 20 shillings. The coin, which was struck in 1543, was one of the first to be minted during Mary's reign. This example is from the Hunterian collection.
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Books 2026 - Congratulations to Amy Licence on publication of Philip II: The King, the Man, the Marriages. ladyjanegrey.info/?p=19600
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In early November 1537 Charles V was staying in north-eastern Spain, at the former Templar castle of Monzón in Aragón ... #Tudors allthingsrobertdudley.wordpr…
Sir John Dudley Goes to Spain

Sir John Dudley Goes to Spain

On 12 October 1537 England finally was blessed with the prince the country had yearned for so long. Three days later, among “all estates and gentlemen present at the christening” was listed “Sir Jo…

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Two of the Lewis Chessmen currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Discovered in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the chessmen date to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen
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It's Saturday and time for your daily #writerslift and to promote yourself! Post your links, websites, books, art, audiobooks, pages,#WhateverItTakes! #ShamelessSelfpromoSaturday BUY A BOOK! Weekly pinned tweet promo spots a top 8 profiles open, DM for details :)
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*Becoming Elizabeth* has arrived on German TV, 7 hrs non-stop. #Tudors
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Exactly the same story had been told by diplomats 37 years earlier ... #Tudors allthingsrobertdudley.wordpr…
Did Edward VI Tear Apart His Falcon?

Did Edward VI Tear Apart His Falcon?

Edward VI was a “cold-hearted prick” according to the eminent Tudor historian G. R. Elton, and often repeated proof of this fact is a story about the 13-year-old king told by Simon Rena…

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Books 2026 – on sale today – England’s Bears: The Blood and Glory of the House of Warwick by Aaron Manning ladyjanegrey.info/?p=20307
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A proof shilling of Queen Anne that was minted in 1707 as part of the Edinburgh mint's efforts to recoin all the silver Scottish coins in circulation into new British coins. This proof specimen from the Hunterian was minted to a higher standard than regular circulating coins.
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"Good read" #BookReview #Tudors #nonfiction #weekendreads #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B075CPFYR1 amazon.com/dp/B075CPFYR1
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The ‘rainbow arch’ and the remains of the 12th century church at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #LindisfarnePriory #HolyIsland #Northumberland
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The biography of a man who saw it all in #Tudor terms; Ralph Sadler was born in 1507 and died in 1587, which means that he lived through pretty much every major event of the epoch. #AnneBoleyn fans might want to reach for the smelling salts, though; the author is most certainly NOT a fan #History #bookreviews
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